Sauk Rapids ranked number 35 in a list of the safest of 129 Minnesota cities as rated by ValuePenguin, a consumer research firm. Among cities in the medium-sized-town category, Sauk Rapids ranked eighth.

Of the 129 cities, Hibbing was named the safest city in the state, with Cold Spring second and St. Joseph third

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Sauk Rapids Director of Public Works Pete Eckhoff says work on the water tower is less than one week away from being finished. Contractors had to order extra red paint, which took a few days to come in. While the colors on the tower might look a bit different, the city says the colors are basically the same, just not as faded as the older colors. Craig Nelson, direct

Pay Lynch and his staff at Granite Logistics might as well be on vacation, what with a fabulous view from their huge glass windows of beautiful Lake Francis and a huge patio complete with Adirondack chairs for relaxing.

OK, so Lake Francis is really just a pond, but so what? The 41 employees at Granite Logistics lo

St. Joseph residents may soon get a kick on the course with a mixture of golf and soccer called footgolf. Players use their legs as golf clubs, and soccer balls take the place of golf balls. And the holes? They’re nearly two-feet wide.

“We had heard of the success of footgolf at Angushire [golf club

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